Last
fall, Lakota West’s National Honor Society group was searching for one
big event to help raise money for a local charity. Just two months
later, it’s been accomplished.

This past weekend, the group held
the school’s first Sadie Hawkins dance (where girls ask guys) to benefit
the Boys & Girls Club of West Chester/Liberty.

Over 300 students enjoyed a fun evening, with all of the proceeds from ticket sales going to the charity.

“When
we mentioned that every penny we raised was going to charity, people
were so generous with their time and talents,” said NHS President Max Pflaumer.
“The DJ gave us a greatly reduced price, everyone cleared their
schedules to help, the custodians were so helpful in setup and teardown –
even area restaurants helped provide refreshments for the evening.”

Just
how successful was the dance? NHS plans to present a check for about
$2500 to the Boys & Girls Club in the near future. The group
selected the charity because they wanted to do something to help the
area’s youth.

NHS is really happy with the results of the dance
and hopes that the school’s underclassmen will make it an annual event
to benefit a charity. “Hopefully they can build on our initial success
and make it even bigger and raise even more money for the charity of
their choice,” said Plfaumer.